A History of Surnames

Pinterest Origin: Latin Meaning: Austen is a vernacular form of Augustine which comes from Augustus,   originally an Ancient Roman title used by Roman emperors after the first and, by some accounts, greatest emperor of Rome, Gaius Octavius, who was the adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar. It means “majestic”, “venerable”, “great” from Latin  augere  (to increase). Austen is also used as a male given name. Variants : Austin  Auston Austins 

Pinterest Origin: Germanic, Hebrew Meaning: Dirksmeyer seems to be a combination of Dirks , a Dutch and German name meaning "son of Dirk", Dirk being a short form of Diederik, the Dutch form of Theodoric meaning "ruler of the people" from Germanic elements theud (people) and ric (power, ruler); and Meyer , which seems to come from German meier  via Latin maior (greater, superior)   meaning "higher, superior", used as a status name for a steward, bailiff, or overseer, which later came to be used for someone who was a tenant farmer and later came to be used as a compound name, usually as the second element; or it could be from Hebrew meir meaning "enlightened". Variants : Dirksmeier